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Robert B. Gilliam
Robert Ballard Gilliam (1805–1870) was a North Carolina politician and judge. He was born, lived and died in Granville County, North Carolina, Granville County. He was the son of Leslie Gilliam, the long-time sheriff of Granville. R.B. Gilliam graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1823, in the same class with future state Treasurer Daniel W. Courts, future Chief Justice Richmond M. Pearson, and others. He then began practicing law. Gilliam was also a member of the 1835 convention that thoroughly revised the Constitution of North Carolina. Gilliam was elected to represent Granville County in the North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina House of Commons, House of Commons in North Carolina General Assembly of 1836–1837, 1836, 1838, 1840, 1846, 1848 and North Carolina General Assembly of 1862–1864, 1862. For much of his time in the House, he served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, speaker of the house. In 1863, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being the Upper house, upper chamber. Together they comprise the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member List of United States congressional districts, congressional districts allocated to each U.S. state, state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina General Assembly Of 1836–1837
The North Carolina General Assembly of 18361837 met in Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh from November 21, 1836 to January 23, 1837. The assembly consisted of the 120 members of the North Carolina House of Commons and 50 senators of North Carolina Senate elected by the voters in August 1836. During the 1836 session, the legislature created Davie County, North Carolina, Davie County, but it was not until 1842 that Davie County began sending delegates to the General Assembly. William Henry Haywood Jr., William H. Haywood, Jr was elected speaker of the House of Commons and Charles Manley was elected clerk. Hugh Waddell was elected President of the Senate and Thomas G. Stone was elected Clerk. Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr., Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. was the Governor in 1835 and 1836. He was elected by the previous legislature. In 1837, the Governor of North Carolina, Edward Bishop Dudley (Whig Party (United States), Whig Party) from New Hanover County, was elected, for the first time, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
